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Jacob McGarvock Dickinson 1851 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1851

Birth Location: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1928

Death Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Father: Hon Dickinson

Mother: Anne McGavock

Spouse(s): Martha Overton, Martha Dickenson

Children(s): John Dickinson, Col Dickinson, Jacob Dickinson, Mac Dickenson

In 1851, Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War entered the world in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA, born to Hon Henry Dickinson and Anne Eliza Grundy McGavock. Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War married Martha MarWell Overton, Martha Dickenson, and had children including John Overton Dickinson, Col Henry Dickinson, Jacob McGavock Dickinson, Mac Garoch Dickenson. Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War passed away in 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War entered the world in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA, born to Hon Henry Dickinson and Anne Eliza Grundy McGavock.
  • Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War married Martha MarWell Overton, Martha Dickenson, and had children including John Overton Dickinson, Col Henry Dickinson, Jacob McGavock Dickinson, Mac Garoch Dickenson.
  • Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War passed away in 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Dickinson's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Dickinson
1851 – 1928
Birth Place: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Hon Henry Dickinson
1806 – 1872
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Anne (Eliza Grundy) McGavock
1820 – 1868
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Richard) Dickinson
1779 – 1832
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Johnston) McDowell
1793 – 1815
Steubenville Jefferson County Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archelaus Dickenson
1749 – 1806
Prudence Rowlett,
1755 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt Dickenson,
1720 – 1785
Agnes Jennings
1727 – 1785
John Rowlett,
1735 – 1799
Edith Jackson
1739 – 1781

Jacob Dickinson's Descendants

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Jacob (McGarvock) Dickinson (30 Jun 1851 – 13 Dec 1928) m. Martha (MarWell) Overton (3 Jun 1853 – 7 Mar 1917) m. Martha Dickenson (abt 1878 – )
  1. 1. John (Overton) Dickinson (18 Aug 1877 – 24 Nov 1910) m. Helen (Grimball) Trenholm (13 Aug 1877 – 07 Sep 1909)
    1. 1. Martha (Overton) Dickinson (10 Apr 1906 – 15 Feb 1992) m. Goode (Paschall) Davis (8 Nov 1906 – 20 Oct 1989)
      1. 1. Goode (Paschall) Davis (6 Mar 1930 – 4 Dec 1993)
    2. 2. Helen (Trenholm) Dickinson (2 Mar 1909 – 5 May 1990) m. John (Sterling) Bransford (26 Sep 1906 – Apr 1984)
      1. 1. John (Sterling) Bransford (23 Nov 1930 – 2 Jun 2012)
      2. 2. McGavok (Dickinson) Bransford (6 Nov 1933 – 7 May 2001)
      3. 3. Helen (Middleton) Bransford (1 Sep 1947 – )
  2. 2. Col (Henry) Dickinson (03 Dec 1881 – 8 Jul 1957) m. Ida (Hamilton Thompson) (Dickinson) (24 Jun 1884 – 21 Jun 1963)
    1. 1. Joseph (Hamilton Thompson) Dickinson (01 Oct 1913 – 14 November 1986)
  3. 3. Jacob (McGavock) Dickinson (4 Feb 1891 – 14 March 1963) m. Margaret (Adams) Smith (14 Dec 1893 – 20 July 1986) m. Sara Parry (1902 – )
    1. 1. John (McGavock) Dickinson (30 Mar 1917 – May 31, 1929)
    2. 2. Robert (Lee) Dickinson (30 Mar 1917 – )
    3. 3. Margaret (Adams "Peggy") Dickinson (13 Jul 1918 – 6 Mar 2014) m. Stuart (Swope) Fleming (7 Oct 1913 – Jun 1967)
      1. 1. Stuart (Swope) Fleming (30 Jan 1939 – 6 Jul 2004)
    4. 4. Martha (Maxwell "Maxie") Dickinson (23 April 1927 – )
    5. 5. William (Richard) Dickinson (1931 – )
    6. 6. Edith (Harrison) Dickinson (1935 – )
    7. 7. Rufus (Smith) Dickinson (1936 – )
  4. 4. Mac (Garoch) Dickenson (abt 1891 – )

Jacob Dickinson's Timeline

2 Records

1851
30 Jun 1851
Birth of Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
1928
13 Dec 1928
Age 77
Death of Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1851
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Age:
    77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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